CELTA Lesson Plan

Teacher Tutor Lesson Focus Level Date Mins

Zineb M’BARKI Nigel Balfour Reading “Cold- blooded killers? Upper Inter 1st August 40
Reference & Materials- students book, CD, handouts, etc.
Straightforward upper intermediate, p17
Lesson Aims
Skills aim(s): By the end of the lesson ss will Linguistic aim(s). By the end of the lesson ss will
Have spoken and discussed about dolphins and their Gain information about the topic
characters Skim the text for general ideas
Scan the text for specific information
Lesson fit- how does my lesson relate to the other Ts’? [topic / skills / lexis etc.]
The lesson will be introduced by a vocabulary lesson first
Anticipated Problems & Solutions- task setting, groupings etc. (NOT language problems)

Points I want to work on How I will work on these areas

Keep the board legible and organized Use clear hand writing and create a w/b plan
Ensure time to let ss practice the target language Keep track of the time and balance tasks accordingly
Reduce T-talk Encourage pair work and whole class discussion
Language Analysis
Meaning, Form & Pron Possible learner probs with M,F,P Solutions- include timelines, concept Qs etc.

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Procedure
Stage Time Focus Procedure Aim
Introduction 5 min o/c Ask ss to name the animal in the picture  Warm ss up
Pre-reading s-s Ask ss to describe the animal using different  Set the context
adjectives  Activate the schemata of ss
o/c T notes on the board Ss’ answers
First 5 min Ind w Ss read the text for the first time  Read for the gist
reading o/c Ss compare the description of the writer with their
own ones  Check and ensure ss
Feedback understanding
Second 5-10 Ind w Ss read the text for the second time  Scan the text for detailed
reading min Ss spot out the accusations made by the writer meanings and information
against dolphins
s-s Ss compare the answers with their partners

Feedback o/c T writes the answers on the w/b  Ensure ss understanding

Letter pre- 5-10 o/c T asks students what they would do to respond to the  Make ss aware about the
reading min accusations end of the first reading
o/c Ss guess whether the letter writer approves or  Prepare them to the next
criticises the article stage

First Ind w Students read the letter for the first time  Read for the gist
reading o/c Ss check their guesses  Develop general
understanding of the text
Feedback T circles the correct answer  Check and ensure ss
understanding
Second 5-10 Ind w Students read the letter for the second time and  Look for specific
reading min underline the answers to the accusations information
s-s Ss compare the answers with their partners

Feedback o/c T classifies the answers on the board

Free 5 min o/c Ss discuss whether humans should stop swimming  Ss can discuss and share
speaking with dolphins their ideas
activity

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